6/10 Best Aphex Twin album?
\_ Arguable. A lot of people would say the "Richard D. James" album or
maybe "I Care Because You Do." My vote is for "Selected Ambient
Works 85-92", but its a little dated sounding. "Selected Ambient
Works II" is rewarding but extremely difficult to get into if you're
not familiar with minimalist composers like Arvo Part or Steve
Reich. An album that a lot of people miss out on is "Classics,"
which is a collection of his early EPs and is really great if you're
interested in his spastic hardcore techno roots (e.g. "Didgredoo")
Also "26 Mixes For Cash" is great if you want to hear him do crazy
shit to other people's pop music.
\_ I don't like PM-drt much but I do like Glass. I've heard some
\_ I don't like Part much but I do like Glass. I've heard some
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of SAW and liked it.
\_ Only SAW II is minimalist - the first SAW album is light
"ambient" techno that has a very particular sound and vibe.
The only thing that comes close to it in sound is Boards of
Canada.
\_ I forgot to mention, the Polygon Window album on Warp is
excellent and some of his best work. Right up there with
SAW 85-92. |